Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly won the FWAA/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award on Thursday after leading to the Fighting Irish to their first unbeaten regular season since 1988 and a spot in the BCS national championship game.

Kelly, in his third season at Notre Dame, is the fourth Notre Dame coach to receive the award, following Ara Parseghian (1964), Lou Holtz (1988) and Charlie Weis (2005).

Cain kicked an American Southwest Conference-record 17 field goals this season, including 59- and 55-yarders.

Golden to Wisconson?: A Twitter post by Sports Illustrated senior writer Pete Thamel said that Miami coach Al Golden was “mulling a decision” about whether to consider or accept a job at Wisconsin.

Chris Freet, the Miami associate athletic director for communications and marketing, called the tweets “preposterous,” and said Golden “isn't going anywhere.”

Ole Miss coach gets raise: Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze got a one-year contract extension and a $500,000 raise, increasing his base salary to $2 million per season after leading the Rebels to a bowl appearance in his first season.

The Rebels improved quickly under Freeze, ending a two-year postseason absence by finishing with a 6-6 record.
QB leaves school: Quarterback Anthony Alford is leaving Southern Mississippi after one season.

Alford played in nine games for the winless Golden Eagles this season, starting five. But his future was uncertain after he was arrested and charged with aggravated assault by university police following a fight on campus earlier this month.

Game date, site set: Notre Dame will face Navy at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., the home stadium of the NFL's Redskins, on Nov. 1, 2014. The teams last played there in 1998.